There was extensive media coverage in local, national and international press, including TV and radio appearances. CPC information booths were part of the Lake Country Music Festival in South Hill, VA and the Virginia Wine Festival in Millwood, VA. The City of Winchester gave CPC a $110,000 grant toward the Museum. Plus, Mr. Martin was pursuing funding from Commonwealth and Federal sources, grants from a number of foundations, and corporate sponsors.

Of most significance, in July, Mr. Martin signed a lease for a building that is planned to house a Museum for the next three years. In addition, the Adams/Bell family agreed to donate the home at 608 S. Kent Street. Furthermore, 608 S. Kent was added to the Virginia Landmarks Registry and to the National Register of Historic Places. Under Mr. Martin's guidance, CPC became a member of the Country Music Association, the first Museum to achieve membership. This was marked with a half-page ad from CPC in the prestigious Program Book for the 2005 CMA Awards Show held in New York City in November. Such tremendous progress in such a short amount of time.

Mr. Martin's goals for the future would have put Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. on par with some of the most respected historical organizations in the world. Plans called for CPC's participation in an exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, symposiums at Winchester's Shenandoah University on Patsy and her impact on popular culture, along with a Patsy Cline Music Festival to be held in Winchester.

A '50's-style "Sweet Dreams Diner," to be located close to the Museum on the Loudoun Street Mall, was in the works. Along with the Diner plans for Winchester, talks were being held with the restaurant at the Airport in Dyersburg, TN, where Patsy and Company made their final stop, to become the "Sweet Dreams Diner - West." Negotiations were underway to rename the Winchester Airport The Patsy Cline Regional Airport of Winchester-Frederick County. And, a "Roses For the Gravesite" Promotion with the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of flowers sent to a single gravesite was planned.

There were potential collaborations with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The active involvement and participation of many in the Nashville music community was being solicited.  Mr. Martin met with Willie Nelson in November, while meetings with Brenda Lee and Loretta Lynn were scheduled for early December. Discussions with two of Nashville's major media personalities to become the Museum's National Spokesman had also taken place. Major celebrity fund-raisers were being planned for Nashville, Winchester and Washington DC in the Fall of 2006. However, these goals and plans appear to have been too lofty for some to see realized.

On November 21, 2005, a letter was sent to Mr. Martin stating that a special meeting of the Board of Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. was being called solely for the purpose of removing him from the Board and the Presidency. The information was presented in such a manner as to suggest this was the wish of the entire Board, possibly to encourage Mr. Martin's resignation rather than having a Board vote. When Theresa Shalaby, a CPC Board Member since 2003, learned of the letter, she was appalled. The issue, in fact, had not been discussed by the Board. Ms. Shalaby only became aware the letter had been sent after Mr. Martin had received it. When Ms. Shalaby questioned the CPC Board Members who initiated this action as to their reasons, she was continually rebuffed.

The meeting and vote was held on November 30. As has been evident in the postings on various websites and forums, Mr. Martin is no longer President of Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. During the meeting, when Ms. Shalaby again pressed for the reasons behind the vote, the Board members refused to go on record with those reasons. Ms. Shalaby was told a Press Release would be issued within 10 days regarding the matter. In the wake of these events, Ms. Shalaby has resigned from the CPC Board.

In addition, the Adams/Bell family has taken the offer to donate 608 S. Kent Street off the table for further consideration.  The donation of the home would have saved CPC thousands of dollars, plus it would have generated additional revenue from the monthly rental income.

The CPC Board issued a Press Release on December 9 announcing that Judy Sue Huyett-Kempf had been elected President. However, neither Mr. Martin's dismissal nor the reasons behind it were mentioned, as promised, nor was he thanked for all that had been accomplished under his tenure. So, the questions linger.

When someone gives freely of their time, their comments, their collections, their financial resources, and most importantly their public support, it is a display that shows a tremendous amount of trust has been placed in the people and the organization. With that trust comes the expectation that those people will conduct themselves and the organization's business in a credible, upfront and professional manner. Sadly, in our opinion, we find that is no longer the case with Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. With heavy heart and much regret, today the undersigned withdraw our support and endorsement of this organization.

By failing to acknowledge, either publicly or privately, the reasons for their actions, we feel that the remaining CPC Board members have marginalized all of the efforts done on their behalf over the past few years. We had remained ardent supporters of CPC during periods when most everyone else had written them off. They fully expected our support to continue without question, which says to us they were taking that support for granted. In the process, they have thrown away the trust that was placed in them. Without honesty, there can be no trust. Without trust, there can be no support.

We have deleted all links and references to CPC, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, from our websites.  Entries in public areas that mention CPC, such as postings on Forums, Guestbooks, etc., will be left intact.

We leave each of you reading this statement to examine these events and make your own decision regarding your continued support.

Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc. is moving forward with their announced plans to open a Museum in 2006. We wish them well in this endeavor and the increased challenges they now face in order to accomplish this task.